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Jun 4, 2024 | 
wisden.com | Yaseen Rana
Watch: Scotland opener Michael Jones played one of the shots of the tournament so far in the opening stages of their game against England in Barbados, pulling Chris Jordan for a six that flew out of the stadium. Scotland won the toss and opted to bat first at the Kensington Oval, though the start of play was delayed for the best part of an hour after a brief shower left a stubborn damp on the pitch that needed to be dried.
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Yaseen Rana
13 hours agoAs the Indian men's cricket team prepared to take on Bangladesh in a warm-up match for the T20 World Cup 2024, fans couldn't help but notice the absence of their beloved captain, Virat Kohli. Virat, who arrived in the United States a bit later than planned, was given a well-deserved break for this …
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
wisden.com | Yaseen Rana
T20 World Cup 2024 by Wisden Staff June 3, 2024 - 6:17pm 2 minute read Several pundits have criticised conditions at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in Long Island, New York, after an unusually slow-scoring encounter between Sri Lanka and South Africa. Sri Lanka, having won the toss and opted to bat first, were bowled for 77 after 19.1 overs with Anrich Nortje registering the most economical four-over spell in men’s T20 World Cup history. South Africa took 16.2 overs to reach...
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May 31, 2024 | 
wisden.com | Yaseen Rana
An ECB spokesperson said: “We take these matters extremely seriously and do not condone any form of anti-corruption breach in cricket.”We support the Cricket Regulator’s decision and their consideration of the mitigating factors in Brydon’s case. He has co-operated and shown remorse for his actions. We are satisfied that Brydon has shown growth in the five years since this breach and has demonstrated a greater understanding of his responsibilities.
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May 30, 2024 | 
wisden.com | Yas Rana |Yaseen Rana
England beat Pakistan 2-0 in a rain-affected four-match T20I series. Here are five takeaways from the two completed games. Jofra Archer makes seamless return to actionJofra Archer’s appearance at Edgbaston was his first home international in front of fans since the 2019 Oval Test. Given the length of his absence, the nature of his return was extremely encouraging, reaching speeds around the 90mph-mark in each of his two appearances.
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May 30, 2024 | 
wisden.com | Yaseen Rana
T20 Blast 2024 by Yaseen Rana May 30, 2024 - 11:30am 2 minute read Essex seamer Sam Cook will miss the start of the county’s with a hamstring injury, adding to the list of potential England Test seamers currently unavailable for selection. Cook picked up the injury during Essex’s recent innings victory over Kent, bowling just six overs in the Kent first innings then none at all in the second. Today, Essex released a statement saying that Cook would miss Essex’s first two T20 Blast fixtures...
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May 29, 2024 | 
wisden.com | Yaseen Rana
Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon has said that he was “pretty surprised” when he found out that England great James Anderson would retire after their first Test of the summer against West Indies at Lord’s. Anderson announced that he will retire after the West Indies Test at Lord’s following talks with the England hierarchy where they expressed a desire to look to the future, with a five-match home series against India and an away Ashes tour coming up next year.
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May 29, 2024 | 
wisden.com | Yaseen Rana
The 2024 T20 Blast kicks off with 10 teams in action on the tournament’s opening night on Thursday (May 30). The competition will see 18 counties compete across 133 matches, mostly held across June and July. There are two groups of nine (the North Group and the South Group), in which each side plays 14 matches – seven at home and seven away. Teams do not quite play every other side in their group both home and away. There is a significant gap between the end of the group stage and the knockouts.
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May 27, 2024 | 
wisden.com | Yaseen Rana
England seamer Ollie Robinson delivered an over of off-spin in the dying embers of Sussex’s high-scoring draw against Middlesex at Lord’s. With the prospect of a result effectively out of the question, Robinson turned to off-spin for six deliveries. Just 18 wickets fell across the four days, following a similar pattern to the previous matches held at Lord’s this seaosn.
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May 27, 2024 | 
wisden.com | Toby Reynolds |Yaseen Rana
After a quiet couple of years, Rob Yates has made an encouraging start to 2024 with both bat and ball. He speaks to Toby Reynolds about his summer so far. Aged 22, Rob Yates was on top of the world. He’d scored five centuries in Warwickshire’s title-winning season and was called up to the England Lions that winter. However, a collapse in form the following season has sent him on a journey to rediscover what he does best.
